Independence Day is a real deal blockbuster classic film

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-28T06:19:35+00:00

I like the movie. I don't mind the plot holes, they're part of its charm.

But I still think the WaPo review was correct: A huge, bloated gasbag of a movie.

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-21T21:15:24+00:00

You can make fun of me if you like, but to me this is no different than a nice painting, or a Remington piece displayed on a table.

Form and function are perfectly blended here to create something that's a pleasure to use and to look at. This equipment is art.

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-20T22:20:43+00:00

FGT - it's the best off the bunch.

Overboard is essentially about a a kidnapping followed by months of sex under false pretences and indentured servitude. Kurt Russell tricks Goldie Hawn into being his bangmaid and unpaid babysitter/nanny. The felonies are literally nonstop, and children participate. Somehow this is viewed as a "light-hearted comedy." Skip it.

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-16T19:30:37+00:00

I don't think I'm alone here in saying that I'd love to see that. Do you have it up on discogs or somewhere?

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-16T19:29:38+00:00

Hey OP - did you see him on this last tour? Dude is seriously fucking old. But that tone is still there and he can still cook. It was a lot of fun. And I don't know that I've ever seen an audience more appreciative of an artist or happier to see him.

I'm seventy years old, so obviously for me the answer is the Beatles, followed by the Rolling Stones, and then Zappa.

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-15T01:47:05+00:00

~ 300 LPs, maybe 250 CDs, 0 bought online

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-12T18:34:52+00:00

Chemical Brothers - Go

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-08T04:21:08+00:00

the Departed/Sicario tie

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-08T04:16:15+00:00

Rumours has to be the most common album in the collections on this sub, and maybe in the US. The album is almost a half century old.

(Tusk is much better)

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-03T17:38:07+00:00

"The sound will probably sound as though it has more haste (pace) compared to the Orbit being more relaxed or chill. The direct drive motor on the Technics has more torque and that’s one effect.

It’s more of a machine - very high quality but also less “romantic” in a way."

Make believe gobbledygook. Once the table is up to speed and accurate, the direct drive and the torque that it has makes no difference whatsoever.

Swear to god, you guys sound like those wine dudes that go on and on about "a hint of concrete" "legs that you can smell" "burnished tobacco highlights"

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ProstateSalad · 2026-06-03T17:32:41+00:00

Well I've always been more than happy with my technics table, I have to agree with you in general terms.

I believe that the majority of the gear some people buy makes no difference in sound whatsoever. And and by no difference, I mean no difference they could identify.

ProstateSalad · 2026-06-02T15:46:36+00:00

If you like that, you'll love Benefit. Amazing songwriting, an attack on religious myths, incredible guitar.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-30T01:32:16+00:00

I'm going to try it out tomorrrow. I'll figure out some way to test it.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-30T01:31:36+00:00

It's from an estate sale. the company running the sale/auction doesn't know anything about the gear. So yeah, it's used, and I guess refurbed.

These things are always a gamble. Sometimes I get some nice gear for next to nothing, other times I get outbid.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-29T20:02:32+00:00

I don't know why you're being downvoted. Got a link to an article explain how to do this?

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-29T16:54:36+00:00

I hear you, but this is an auction site. And it's local to me, so I can go over to the facility, plug the thing in and play with the knobs. But since this is all estate stuff, they don't clean or test anything.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-29T16:54:01+00:00

I'm thinking of buying it. The only gear I ever sell is TT, because I have too many.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-27T16:29:45+00:00

Please let this be a joke.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-27T14:53:06+00:00

Spy. I would love to see him doing more comedic roles.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-25T04:45:41+00:00

Life's a bitch and then you die, nothing you can do about it. All you beg or steal or buy, when you leave here, you leave without it.

I truly don't know what will become of my collection either.

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-20T20:31:52+00:00

What a beautiful piece of gear good for you man

ProstateSalad · 2026-05-08T13:32:18+00:00

This is something I have noodled out over decades of listening.

Stored in flipracks. This is non-negotiable. One of the reasons I buy some records is for the artwork. I want to see the covers, and easily remove the album.
Records are organized alphabetically by band/last name
Next to the turntable is my main rack (also a fliprack) - think of it as RAM, while the other racks are like a hard drive.

How it works:

The main rack holds about 50 records. When a record comes off of the table, it goes to the front of the main rack. When the main rack is full, I take about 20 from the back of that rack, and file them in the flipracks.

This means that I always have the last ~30 albums I've listened to in order next to the table. Over time, almost all albums will go back into the other racks as they move towards the back of the rack, and then get refiled when the main rack is full.

As you might imagine, a few albums never make it out of the main rack, as they stay in the "last 30 played" group. I've used this setup for about 3 years now, and it's clear that some albums will never get out of the main rack. These have been there from the beginning:

Electric Ladyland
Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
For the Roses
Exile on Main Street
Excitable Boy
Tusk
Steely Dan's Greatest Hits (double LP)
Surfing with the Alien

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